The current strategies used by companies emphasise the international dimension. There is an increasing trend for larger French companies to merge and enter into joint ventures with other European counterparts. If French companies are more and more concerned about conducting international...

Organisations use an increasing number of national and international in-companyshared service centres and outsourcing arrangements in the quest for efficiencyimprovements. A prime candidate for standardisation are administrativeactivities in which firms take advantage of the rapidly evolving...

First published in 1988, this book offers a comprehensive description of the functions and performance of organisational surveys from a wide range of European experts in the field.The book examines the utility of organisational surveys as a method of research for the social sciences and as a...